Kilvert's Diary, 1870-79: Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert, 1870-79 by Francis Kilvert
Kilvert's classic diary, which paints a picture of mid-Victorian English country life. Closely-written in 22 notebooks, the notes of the vicar of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, cover a span of nine years (1870-9). This is an abridged, one-volume edition and, as such, forms an admirable introduction.